STEP FIVE Writing and Re-Writing Now that you have built further knowledge on your topic, it's time to start answering the question. You are now going to begin writing a series of drafts that are revised, edited and improved before you finalize your work. DRAFT ONE: THE RUBBISH FIRST DRAFT Unfortunately, the first draft you will write is unlikely going to be a publishable work of high quality. In fact, this first attempt at writing your essay will probably be quite rubbish - and that's entirely okay! Even the best writers in the world write first drafts only worthy of a recycle bin. The first draft is to simply get all of your ideas out onto the page and see what you're left with. First drafts are usually: The goal is to: Full of spelling, punctuation and grammar errors ® Get all of your ideas in one place Y Not well structured © Gain more of an understanding of Full of great ideas your answer to the essay question Your first attempt at answering the question ® See what else you need to research Top tips for writing your first draft Find a quiet spot and begin writing your first draft against a timer. Set yourself 30-60 minutes to write as much as you can. C) STEP ONE: SET A TIMER TO WRITE STEP TWO: KEEP WRITING! Write as much as you can in the allotted time given and don't stop until the timer pings! STEP THREE: DON'T WORRY ABOUT SPAG OR STRUCTURE Don't worry about spelling, punctuation, grammar or structure. You can clean this up in your next draft. For now, focus on getting the ideas onto the page! www.immerse.educationSTEP FOUR Conducting Research The questions you created in the previous task will now form the basis of your research. Follow the steps outlined in this section to start building further knowledge and a strong answer to your essay question. Top FIVE tips for conducting independent research: 22, ONE: START WITH YOUR BIGGEST QUESTIONS The goal of your essay is to showcase your knowledge and understanding of the topic. The more knowledge you have, the easier it will be to answer the essay question. Use the questions you have about the topic to begin your knowledge building - TWO: FIND THE RIGHT KEYWORDS. As you search for information on the web, remember that the words and phrases you search determine the information you see. If you can't seem to find what you're looking for, try rephrasing your search term until you find your answers. THREE: TAKE NOTES AS YOU FIND INFORMATION Take notes in a clear and organized way as you do your research e.g. categorize or colour code them based on the subtopic. ys Having easy-to-read notes will come in handy when you write your essay later. FOUR: CHECK YOUR SOURCES Use the rule of five when conducting research e.g. If five websites are showing the same data/facts/information, the information is likely to be more trustworthy than a random website saying something completely different. € FIVE: USE REPUTABLE WEBSITES — a Make sure your information is coming from well-known on websites that are already trusted sources of information = e.g. .org websites, Wikipedia should not be used as a . fF Preference source. www.immerse.educationVOCABULARY BANK Improve Your Writing VOCABULARY BANK FOR ESSAYS Spruce up your writing with this vocabulary bank. To use in agreement moreover comparatively as well as correspondingly together with similarly of course furthermore likewise additionally To use in disagreement although albeit instead besides whereas as much as despite even though conversely in reality in the light of not to mention to say nothing of equally important by the same token in contrast on the other hand ‘on the contrary at the same time in spite of To use when discussing cause / condition / purpose in the event that with this intention granted (that) with this in mind as / so long as in the hope that on (the) condition (that) to the end that for the purpose of for fear that www.immerse.education in case provided that given that only / even if so thatVOCABULARY BANK Improve Your Writing VOCABULARY BANK FOR ESSAYS Spruce up your writing with this vocabulary bank. To use in examples / support / emphasis in other words for this reason to put it differently to put it another way for one thing that is to say as an illustration with attention to in this case by all means To use in effect / consequence / result as a result for under those circumstances thus in that case because the for this reason then in effect hence To use in conclusions as can be seen in the long run generally speaking given these points in the final analysis as has been noted all things considered ina word as shown above for the most part www.immerse.education notably including like to be sure namely consequently therefore thereupon forthwith accordingly after all in fact in summary in conclusion in short